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  2. GEMS OF VERSE.

    So shall it conic—and come it surely must— As night brings darkness, at the close of day ...

    Article : 141 words
  3. ROSES AND THORNS.

    I stand in a garden of roses. Brilliant, blushing, and fair, Sweet in their welcome perfume, Scenting the happy air. ...

    Article : 196 words
  4. A Christmas Box.

    "David," said Mrs. Garth to her husband as they sat at breakfast one morning in December, "I had my hay stack dream last night, and you know ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,218 words
  5. SWEET.

    Sang a skylark in the sky, "Life is sweet, sweet, sweet." And the river rippling by, And the roses, blushing, shy ...

    Article : 150 words
  6. AFTER THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

    "Tommy," said his mother, at dinner on Christmas Day, "do stop eating. How can you possibly eat so much?" "Don't know," said Tommy ...

    Article : 40 words
  7. Preparing in Time.

    Louise had made loud and repeated calls for more turkey at the Christmas dinner. After she had disposed of a liberal quantity she was told that too ...

    Article : 56 words
  8. Cause and Effect.

    "Now, Harry," asked the Sunday school teacher, "what must we do before our sins can be forgiven?" "That easy," replied Harry. "We ...

    Article : 28 words
  9. MOTHER GOOSE AND MARY WHO HAD A LITTLE LAMB.

    Many suppose "Mother Goose" to be an imaginary personage, but according to an American paper she was a real woman, and her maiden name was ...

    Article : 320 words
  10. FUGIT HORA.

    I hear the voice of something deep Within the earth's domain, A silent power that will not keep The thought from inward pain. ...

    Article : 150 words
  11. Helping it Out.

    Mrs. Black who woke her husband one night and whispered: "Larry, there's a burglar in the parlor! He just bumped against the piano and ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. Johnny's Progress.

    "I am glad to see you home, Johnny," said the father to his small son, who had been away at school, but who was now home on his Christmas ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. Not His Fault.

    "Didn't I tell you the last time you were here," said the magistrate sternly to the prisoner who had celebrated Christmas not wisely but too well ...

    Article : 52 words
  14. Her Presents and Her Presence.

    "Before we were married, Henry," said the young wife, reproachfully, "you always gave me the most beautiful Christmas presents. Do you ...

    Article : 54 words
  15. EVERYBODY'S DOING IT.

    Little Jack Horner sat in a corner Watching the Picture Show, While little Miss Mullet sat on a buffet Watching the pictures, too. ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. His Fear.

    Mrs. Carpon informed her husband one morning that she expected a party of guests that afternoon. Immediately Mr. Carpon arose and put all the ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. And It Was.

    A teacher recently received the following from the mother of an absent pupil:— Dere mum: please eggs[?]se Willy. ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. That Made a Difference.

    She: No, George, I am afraid I cannot marry you. I want a man who possesses a noble ambition; whose heart is set on attaining some high and ...

    Article : 50 words
  19. Where He Was.

    "The train struck the man, did it not?" asked the lawyer, of the engineer at the trial. "It did, sir," said the engineer. ...

    Article : 65 words
  20. The Good Samaritan and the Sinner.

    A good-natured man going homo late at night spied a man leaning limply against a doorway. "What's the matter?" he asked; ...

    Article : 218 words
  21. She Was a Veteran Too.

    Old Mr. Anderson, who was fond of relating stories of the war, after the Christmas dinner was over, mentioned having been in five engagements. ...

    Article : 60 words
  22. His letter.

    A section foreman on a railroad was ordering a list of supplies. He had completed his letter when he found he was in need of a "frog" for a switch ...

    Article : 64 words
  23. COULDN'T DO IT.

    The old gentleman who was always declaring that boys were not what they used to bo stopped in front of the smart child. ...

    Article : 114 words
  24. The Early Bird.

    "Did you come out well on Christmas, Willie?" asked the Sunday-school teacher. "Yes'm. I got more than any of my ...

    Article : 47 words
  25. Brother's Share.

    "Willie," admonished the mother, "why don't you let your little brother have your cart some of the time?" "Why, I do, Mamma," said Willie. ...

    Article : 45 words
  26. EXCUSABLE.

    A rather good story is told of a creditor who called to see his debtor, whom he found busy curving the Christmas turkey. ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. The Real Question.

    "My son," said the father impressively, "suppose I should be taken away suddenly, what would become of you?" ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. Displeasing all 'Round.

    During the morning services at a Western university, just before the Christmas holidays, the pranks of the boys annoyed the instructor in charge ...

    Article : 48 words
  29. Christmas Greetings.

    "Sure," said Pat, on Christmas morning, rubbing his hands at the prospect of a present, "Oi always done me duty, an' Oi always mane to do it." ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. The Difference.

    Harvey, aged five, was being instructed by his grandmother in morals. She told him that all such terms as "by golly," "by jungo," "by ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. His One Chance.

    "You eat very little, Mr. Smith," said the maiden coyly to the bashful lover who had been invited to share the family Christmas dinner. ...

    Article : 55 words
  32. How to Tell.

    Before the guests had arrived for the Christmas party the girls had congregated in the lower hall, conversing on topics nearest their hearts. ...

    Article : 141 words
  33. Peace at Any Price.

    "What's the shape of the earth?" asked the teacher, calling suddenly upon Willie. "Round." ...

    Article : 43 words
  34. Perhaps.

    "Ah," sighed the boarder who was given to rhapsodies, as they sat down to the Christmas dinner, "if we could only have one of those turkeys that we ...

    Article : 56 words
  35. The Uses of the Mistletoe.

    The young lady who wished to buy some mistletoe was astonished at the high price, and protested to the clerk. "Well," said the wise salesman, "if ...

    Article : 54 words
  36. What He Needed.

    A girl was complaining to her chum just before Christmas of the way her "young man" was treating her. "Speaking of Christmas presents ...

    Article : 56 words
  37. And it Probably Would.

    This advertisement recently appeared in a Western paper: "Wanted.—A man to undertake the sale of a new patent medicine. The ...

    Article : 125 words
  38. His Reason.

    "Little pictures leave me cold; it's the grand big canvases that I like." "You're an art critic?" "Not I; a frame maker." ...

    Article : 27 words
  39. James's Economy.

    "Papa," said James, "wouldn't you be glad if I saved a pound for you?" "Certainly, my son," said Papa, so delighted at this evidence of budding ...

    Article : 63 words
  40. If

    If a Hottentot taught a Hottentot tot To talk ere the tot could totter. Ought the Hottentot tot To be taught to say "aught" ...

    Article : 71 words
  41. Force of Habit

    A young lady telephone operator recently attended a watch-night service and fell asleep during the sermon. At the close the preacher said: "We will ...

    Article : 59 words
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